LOT 3666
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 260-267. Antioch mint.
GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing to left, looking to right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. RIC 644F; Goebl 1612b. Near Very Fine.(3.19gr, 23mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market before 2000.
Private collection, South Germany.
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Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head to right / VOTA PVBLICA, Severus standing to left, veiled, holding patera over altar to left. RIC 96a; RSC 777; BMCRE 178-180. 2.38gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to left, holding Victory with right hand, sceptre with left; shield below. RIC 44b. 4.20gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constans BI Nummus. AD 347-348. Cyzicus mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left; holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier holding spear, advancing to right and leading a small figure from hut beneath tree; SMKΔ in exergue. RIC VIII 72. 3.69gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
